Excerpt from Memorials and Letters Relating to the History of Britain in the Reign of James the First: Published From the Originals H E publifhers of fuch colle???ti ons, as that Which is here of fered to the public, are generally confidered as dull ta lefs men, who feck no farther merit in a paper than that of bein g old or fcarcely legible they have, however, their pretenfions to literary fame; and, indeed, thofe pretenfions are fo moderate, that it is hard to reje???t them altogether. To invention, to accuracy of com ...
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Excerpt from Memorials and Letters Relating to the History of Britain in the Reign of James the First: Published From the Originals H E publifhers of fuch colle???ti ons, as that Which is here of fered to the public, are generally confidered as dull ta lefs men, who feck no farther merit in a paper than that of bein g old or fcarcely legible they have, however, their pretenfions to literary fame; and, indeed, thofe pretenfions are fo moderate, that it is hard to reje???t them altogether. To invention, to accuracy of com pofition, or to elegance in fiyle, they can offer no claim; they are not hi-a fiorians, they only prepare materials for hifiory: they chufe out blocks. From the qttarry, and haying, with much patience and toil, brought them above ground, they leave them there to be poliihed and arranged by more able artifis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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